Ankylose

(ang’ -kil-os) [ayniiXq, a loop]. To be, or to become, consolidated or firmly united. Ankylosis* (ang-kil-o/-sis) [aynvTir/, a loop]. Union of the bones forming an articulation, resulting in a stiff joint. A., Extra capsular, that due to rigidity of the parts external to the joint. A., False, or Spurious, is due to the rigidity of surrounding parts. A., Intracapsular, that due to rigidity of the structures within a joint. A., True, or Bony, when the connecting material is bone. A., Ligamentous, when the medium is fibrous. Ankylostoma, 63